[Dwn-trans-commit] CVS public_html/src/Writing/DWN

[CVS User joey]

Update of /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN
In directory finlandia:/home/users/joey/Projects/Web/public_html/src/Writing/DWN

Modified Files:
	dwn-2007-01.wml 
Log Message:
Contribution by Felipe: lintian

--- /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2007-01.wml	2007/01/10 10:21:41	1.9
+++ /var/cvs/infodrom.org/public_html/src/Writing/DWN/dwn-2007-01.wml	2007/01/10 18:07:04	1.10
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 like <a href="http://www.lwn.net/">Linux Weekly News</a> and <a
 href="http://www.linux.com/">linux.com</a>.</p>
 
-# From: Felipe Augusto van de Wiel <felipe at cathedrallabs.org>
+# From: Felipe Augusto van de Wiel <felipe at cathedrallabs.org> (2x)
 
 <p><strong>Debian-Installer for Sony PS3.</strong>  Kenshi Muto <a
 href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2007/01/msg00049.html">announced</a>
@@ -56,6 +56,23 @@
 describes the installation using a customised version of the <a
 href="$(HOME)/devel/debian-installer/">debian-installer</a>.</p>
 
+<p><strong>Adding style checks to lintian.</strong>  Mikhail Gusarov <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2007/01/msg00001.html">noticed</a>
+two recurrent <q>please do</q> patterns in <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors">debian-mentors</a>: removing
+empty lines from the end of debian/copyright or debian/changelog and the use
+of two spaces before 'Homepage:' in package description.  Nico Golde <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2007/01/msg00003.html">pointed</a>
+that both patterns are not defined in the <a
+href="http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/">Debian Policy</a> and should
+not be included in lintian.  Russ Allbery <a
+href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2007/01/msg00023.html">\
+reported</a> that he has the long-term intention to add a set of style checks
+to lintian that would be optional and would have to be explicitly requested.
+Allbery also noted that some of those checks are already in lintian as the I:
+leve and encourage people to submit wishlist bugs agains lintian for related
+ideas.</p>
+
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